Rumour 2024 Rumours and Speculation Part 2

[Scorpus]

Spoiler: Older Rumors

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Rumors from September 30

• FiveAA claims we are after Scott Borlace, current Head of Development at Brisbane (link)
• Claims of Rory Sloane
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  heading to Melbourne Demons as a development coach, but maybe not before asking for a job at the Crows first?
• Inside Trading suggests we are interested in Gold Coast's pick 12 (link)
• Inside Trading also suggests Clayton Oliver
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  is possibly back on the trade table, but doesn't link him to any specific clubs

Rumors from October 1

• We have offered Darcy Fogarty
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  a five year contract extension early ahead of free agency (link)
• We are attempting to lure Graham Wright to our football department (link)

Rumors from October 2-3

• Graham Wright, who we are chasing as a head of football, is also being chased by Carlton for a CEO position (link)

Rumors from October 4-5

• Gettable claiming pick 25 for Neal-Bullen and a future 2nd for Peatling (link)

Rumors from October 6

• Tom Morris claims we are open to splitting pick 4 (link)

Rumor summary October 8

• Jon Ralph claims we are not prepared to use a future 2nd on Peatling (link)

Rumor summary October 9

• Graham Wright will not join Adelaide, instead taking up the Carlton CEO role (link)
• Tom Morris claims the Peatling trade will involve future 2nd and 3rd round picks, and we have offered him a four year deal at about $600k per season (link)
• Riley Beveridge claims we asked GWS if they were interested in one of our players in the Peatling trade (link)

Rumor summary October 10

• Collingwood are interested in Justin Reid as their new head of football (link)
• GWS want our future 2nd and pick 46 for Peatling (link)

Rumor summary October 11

• Poster claims we are attempting to lure Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, maybe in 2025 (link)
• Tom Morris claims we will do the Peatling deal for pick 46 and a future 2nd provided there are other late pick swaps (link)

Rumor summary October 13

• Tom Morris suggests we have offered a trade involving a swap of future 2nds for Peatling (link)

Rumor summary October 15

• After West Coast got absolutely rogered, Cal Twomey claims we have offered either two future 3rds for Peatling, or a swap of 2nds and a future 3rd (link)
• We have interest in Sam Davidson from Richmond VFL (link)
• Mitch Cleary claims some GWS players are facing suspensions from the AFL due to behaviour at an end of season event (link)
• Brett Montgomery is staying at GWS, meaning we were unsuccessful at luring him (link)

Rumor summary October 16

• Stalemate on the Peatling trade as of 4pm, with us threatening to send him to the PSD (link)

 

[FR0GGY]

If only they put peatling there aswell

 

[Crow-eater]

Article anyone?

 

[pjcrows]

What does that even mean - St Kilda?

St Kilda told Josh Battle not to attend their B&F night.

 

[1990crow]

St Kilda told Josh Battle not to attend their B&F night.

Pretty stupid. Opens themselves up for this.

 

[FR0GGY]

So have we been well under the coaching cap or are we smashing through it?

 

[Carmo]

No. Like me he actually bothered to watch some of his games to form his view.

He's depth. Thats it. Hes not shifting the dial which was my point and dont think hes clearly best 22

Can you just draw me a list of our mids from best to worst and slot peatling in where you see he fits. Cheers.

 

[CutAboveTheRest]

Pretty stupid. Opens themselves up for this.

Their president also had a whinge about how unfair the academy and draft system is.

The same club that took McCartin over Petracca and Billings over Bontempelli mind you..

Have a listen.. a couple points you can't help but agree with him..

 

[George CantStandYa]

Whats that mean ? Did chris fagan coach an afl before brisbane ?

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He’s the coaching director, a step above our coach. Take off your clappers, you can’t seriously say that you’re not underwhelmed with appointing a coaching director to oversee our coaches who hasn’t coached an AFL team.

If that’s not a slap in the face to Nicks I don’t know what is.

Now if they’ve got it wrong in the tweet and he’s a senior assistant that’s at least acceptable, it’s just a slap in the face to Burns.

 

[jenny61_99]

So have we been well under the coaching cap or are we smashing through it?

I hope we are smashing through it! It has always felt like a Kmart discount squad of coaches. Now we are punching up to target standards!

 

[Carmo]

Biggest load of shit I've ever read. Geelong are the biggest cheats of the past 20 years.

I'm sure Dank and the Weapon only started their dodgy shit after they went to Essendon.

Umm, whilst Geelong get away with some questionable things, how is Collingwood not in this conversation re biggest cheats?

 

[George CantStandYa]

Director

Had plenty of experience in the system and no doubt has learned a great deal from Fagan and co.

So he gets appointed coaching director without having coached an AFL team.

I suppose when you’ve got a coach as shit as Nicks he needs all the help he can get.

But if anyone on here is saying they aren’t shocked and underwhelmed by this appointment then they are full of shit and are supportive of it because they are a clapping Crows supporter.

 

[1990crow]

Umm, whilst Geelong get away with some questionable things, how is Collingwood not in this conversation re biggest cheats?

I think Collingwood is a different story.
They just happen to play at the mcg every week and can attract players for being the biggest club (off field opportunities).

Geelong legit seem to have no salary cap.
And have used the Essendon drug regime before they moved to Essendon.

 

[The Karma Bus]

Butters to Geelong?
Most were surprised Rozee got captaincy and not Butters. Anyone heard anything about Butters being offered captaincy back then?

 

[Crows I Am]

Haven't heard of him before, no idea if this is a good appointment or not. At least he has come from a successful club which is a good thing. Happy to give him the benefit of doubt for now.

 

[Carn The Texan]

That is crisp.

They've spent the whole year dishing it out. Deflecting their cope and seethe onto the Saints is funny.

 

[Carmo]

I think Collingwood is a different story.
They just happen to play at the mcg every week and can attract players for being the biggest club (off field opportunities).

Geelong legit seem to have no salary cap.
And have used the Essendon drug regime before they moved to Essendon.

I'm talking about them being over the salary cap, then being told quietly, quietly to fix it in the background, which is why they forced out Treloar, which meant the AFL never had to give them any draft pick penalties, like we had, which was to avoid the furore of them either not getting Daicos or getting him but having to hold off on playing him for a couple of years. Then all these advantages mean they get a premiership a few years later. How is that an honest or fairly won premiership?

 

[Shifty Crow]

Haven't heard of him before, no idea if this is a good appointment or not. At least he has come from a successful club which is a good thing. Happy to give him the benefit of doubt for now.

He’s been at the Lions since 2011 in varying youth programs and assistant roles, his current role is forward line assistant coach

If he’s been appointed to replace Burns as senior assistant this would seem to be his first time as a senior asst - maybe he takes forward line and senior asst profile

However

Marco Bello also needs replacing and he seems to have a profile for for Head of Development role, maybe we should wait for the club announcement


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[arrowman]

The extra vertebrae must provide some kind of sporting advantage

Fun fact - all humans have 7 cervical vertebrae - and so do giraffes.

 

[Shifty Crow]

So he gets appointed coaching director without having coached an AFL team.

I suppose when you’ve got a coach as shit as Nicks he needs all the help he can get.

But if anyone on here is saying they aren’t shocked and underwhelmed by this appointment then they are full of shit and are supportive of it because they are a clapping Crows supporter.

I don’t think he is coming in as Coaching Director


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[WeeBlake]

Haven't heard of him before, no idea if this is a good appointment or not. At least he has come from a successful club which is a good thing. Happy to give him the benefit of doubt for now.

His CV doesn’t scream “coaching director” to me. He’s been at one club forever, and never a senior coach.

 

[MRB37]

Article anyone?

No real info in it other than Davis is joining and then a brief rundown of his experience.

 

[BenJman]

What was?

Oliver to Geelong

 

[whattagun07]

Their president also had a whinge about how unfair the academy and draft system is.

The same club that took McCartin over Petracca and Billings over Bontempelli mind you..

Have a listen.. a couple points you can't help but agree with him..

I know he's deaf (well I think) and his speech is affected, but when I listen to Bassat I can't help but think of the Canadians in South Park. 'We want more money"

 

[Cromulant]

So he gets appointed coaching director without having coached an AFL team.

I suppose when you’ve got a coach as shit as Nicks he needs all the help he can get.

But if anyone on here is saying they aren’t shocked and underwhelmed by this appointment then they are full of shit and are supportive of it because they are a clapping Crows supporter.

He's had the best part of 2 decades as a coach including the NT Thunder, I mean we all know the story of Chris Fagan don't we ??

I wouldn't say I'm a happy clapper, but I'm not willing to jump of the edge like you seem to be.

The guy obviously comes from a pretty good coaching system and has loads of experience in the AFL industry.

 

[Samcro24]

'Right hand man' doesn't suggest director of coaching.
Suggests he reports to nicks

He’ll swat the fly!